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John J Cornwell 1876–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jun 1876

Birth Location: Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 8 Nov 1959

Death Location: Cynthiana, Pike County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: Charles Cornwell

Mother: Clarinda Gibson

Spouse(s): Edith Gibson

Children(s): Margaret Cornwell, John Jr., Cary Cornwell, Mary Cornwell, Lula Cornwell, Kenner Cornwell, Helen Cornwell, Ina Cornwell

John J Cornwell was born in 1876 in Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Charles William Charley Cornwell And Clarinda Nichols Gibson. John J Cornwell married Edith Gibson, and had children including Cary Clyde Cornwell, Helen Cornwell, Ina Marie Cornwell, John Cornwell Jr, Kenner Cornwell, Lula May Lolie Cornwell, Margaret Christena Cornwell, Mary Ethel Nina Cornwell. John J Cornwell passed away in 1959 in Cynthiana, Pike County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John J Cornwell was born in 1876 in Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Charles William Charley Cornwell And Clarinda Nichols Gibson.
  • John J Cornwell married Edith Gibson, and had children including Cary Clyde Cornwell, Helen Cornwell, Ina Marie Cornwell, John Cornwell Jr, Kenner Cornwell, Lula May Lolie Cornwell, Margaret Christena Cornwell, Mary Ethel Nina Cornwell.
  • John J Cornwell passed away in 1959 in Cynthiana, Pike County, Ohio, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Cornwell's Ancestors

Self
John Cornwell
1876–1959
Birth Place: Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
Charles William "Charley" Cornwell
1841–1889
Kentucky, USA
Clarinda (Nichols) Gibson
1851–1912
Wolfe County, Kentucky
Grandparents
Thomas (“Jeff” Jefferson) Cornwell
1816–1880
Virginia, USA
Margaret McClain
1820–1871
Wolfe, Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
Archibald Jr
1795–1871
Comfort Sexton
1798–1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sexton
1775–1850
Elizabeth Ingram
1775–1860

John Cornwell's Descendants

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John (J) Cornwell (6 Jun 1876–8 Nov 1959) m. Edith Gibson (5 Jul 1880–27 Mar 1969)
  1. 1. Margaret (Christena) Cornwell 1917–1984 m. Robert (Fay) Sowers 1909–1972 m. Wallace Burris 1912–1933
    1. 1. Roger (Lee) Burris 1934–1995 m. Patricia (Mae) Frazier 1939–2004
    2. 2. Richard (Carroll) Sowers 1942–1986
  2. 2. John (Cornwell) Jr. 1914–1971
  3. 3. Cary (Clyde) Cornwell 1900–1966
  4. 4. Mary (Ethel "Nina") Cornwell 1903–1981
  5. 5. Lula (May "Lolie") Cornwell 1904–1978 m. William (Nelson) Deen 1906–1955
    1. 1. Edith (Hazel) Cox 1933–2011
    2. 2. Ina (Marie) Deen 1926–2006 m. Earl Corrln 1918–
    3. 3. William (Jerry) Deen 1930–1976
  6. 6. Kenner Cornwell 1911–1984 m. Lottie (Ousley) Carter 1914–1999
    1. 1. Berniece Cornwell 1936–2003 m. Cecil Hale 1926–2014
    2. 2. Melinda (Alice) Cornwell 1932–2015
  7. 7. Helen Cornwell 1920–1999
  8. 8. Ina (Marie) Cornwell 1924–2003 m. Robert (Beecher Combs) Sr 1924–2002 m. Arlie Nichols 1923–1993
    1. 1. Cary (J.) Nichols 1951–1977

John Cornwell's Timeline

2 Records

1876
6 Jun 1876
Birth of John J Cornwell in Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States of America
Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States of America
1959
8 Nov 1959
Age 83
Death of John J Cornwell in Cynthiana, Pike County, Ohio, USA
Cynthiana, Pike County, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jun 1876
    Event Place: Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1959
    Event Place: Cynthiana, Pike County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cynthiana, Pike County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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